To understand how I acquired my new friend Fatih (faw tee) we need to go way back. The first time I came to Turkey I rented out my apartment to a girl named Danielle. When we were talking she mentioned that her cousin lived in Istanbul and was engaged to a Turkish man. Interesting coincidence. So I asked Danielle to give me her cousin's information so I would know someone there. The cousin's name is Jen and I didn't end up meeting her until the 2 days before I came back to America. Quick story about Jen and her husband Celal: Jen was living in San Diego and working at an internet company. The customer service woman at her work was off that day so Jen had to answer the phone. Celal called from Istanbul with a question about his website. He called again the next day and then they started emailing each other and talking on the phone. They did this for 6 months and decided to meet in Barcelona. They spent one week together, Jen came back to San Diego, packed up her things and moved to Istanbul! Who does that happen too?
So I hung out with Jen in Istanbul and we got along really well even though we had a conversation like this....
We were walking through a really nice part of town.
K-"I'm going to live right there with a view of the water."
J-"And I will live right next to you in that house."
K-"Oh my god, we could be best friends forever!"
J-"Well I don't know about that."
Love her anyway.
I also stayed with Jen and Celal during my infamous 2 day stay in Turkey.
So Celal went to Missouri State (?) and had this other Turkish friend there Fatih, who now lives in Izmir. Now he is my friend.
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i knew this would happen...
and by friend, you mean...?
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